Carbonating apparatus.



No. 794.088. PATENTED JULY 4, 1905. H. H. CUSHMAN, GARBONATING APPARATUS,

APPLICATION FILED MAE.2,1905.

1' NVENTOR Patented it 11137 4t, 113th).

' wi l ill llifhl el till it HA lil TU (l iltllttfi SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters llPEttent lilo. $94,083, dated July 4, 1905.

Applimitien liled li'htreh 2, 1905. Serial] No 1 82- lle it known that i lluntn-rr ll. tlusunlxu, o! llaltimori, in the tttate oi lilaryland, have inrentedeertain new and usel'ul lmprovements in tiarhonating ltpparntus; and l herein, declare that the lolimvinn'is a lnll clear, and exaet description thereof, reference heing had to the aceompanying' drawings, which form part oi this specili :ztion.

This invention is an im proved :tpna 'atus l'or carhoiutting liquids or clue-gin liquids with gas; end its ohjeets are to enable the earhonating process to he :arried on eonliiinionsly, il' des-iired; to maintain a. supply oi the (izJ'lJUlP ated liquid; to expedite the mu'henathm by produiizii'mj mechanical stirring ol' the gas and liquid within a. closed elnunhcr; to utilize the gases or liquid, or heth, is the menus for netuating' the nicehmiicrl stirrers; to arrange the stirrers wholly within the chz'unher in which the mixing is ell'ected without passing any pztrt thereol' through the walls ol' such chanther, thus avoiding: any possihility ol' leaicage utthc hearings oi the moving: pin-tin and to utilize the stirrers as the menus l'or :nhnittiing the liquid and the gas in minute sprays oljet into the mining-clnn'ulien llhe invention will he l'nlly understood from the following detailed description ol' the up pnratus illustrated in theecetnnpanyilIn;drewinns: which shovsrn :tlllntflttllfi designed par ticulart For carlmnating \vztter lor soda-Fountains or other dispening; apparittus; hot the invention is net reutriclml to such speeilie :tppiintus, as the I'orm, dimensions, and nuinhor ol parts can he varied within the soruieol' the im'ention to suit the mirticular requirements ol' the user, and l therefore rel'or to the claims For snl'nmaries ol' the essential features and eoinlainations ol parts enihraeml in the inventionl l n said drawings, l ignre l is :t Verti a; tional view ol n mtrhonating appamntus em hodying the invei'ltion. liig. 2 is e, lnn'izontal section thin-cot on line 2 2. Fig. 7]. lhig. i) is an eiilarg'ed vertical section througl'i one ol' the agitator S1)l'ity-ilfltttllfl. Fig. l is it heritl new mutal section on line elet, Fig. fl.

t designates a vessel ol any snitnhle term and dimensions L'lOSZtlJlG both gas and water tightly. ltnnty he provided with a wnter gage 11 to show the height of fluid therein, av pressure-gage e, an airwalve It, and a drewoll' pipe zt'. l iithin this vessel is a tuhnlar standard H, closed at its inner end, hut openinn" through the hase, so thnt the gas-nuppl pipe ti and walersnpply pipe W may he introduced thereinto. hl'onnted on this standard 1" within the vessel are rotzttnhle rine'stl, which may he provided on their inner faces with channels I and w, as shown in him 3. 'lhe channel in eonneets with a, hranch ol' the water-pipe W within the stamlari'l, as slunvn at w in Fig. 3. and the channel eoimeets with a. vbrunch ol' the gztwpipe (i, as shown at 1". tlonsequently the channels and (/1 new he constantly supplied with gas and water. re-- s; are ti re l y 'lfapped into the collar (1 and eoinn'innicnt" ing; with ehamul W? are laterallyierloratod tnhular arms it, through which water can escape into the vessel It, and similarly tapped into the said collar are ai'rins ti which are htterully piu'l'm'ated to allow gas to escape into said vessel. 'lhe reaction oi the rum ine' jets of gas and water will (nurse the (Ullill and arms to ri'rrolve within the \"""lli t is well understood, and the snlnnergwl arms and collars will act as sti rrers or agitatons to maintain the thorough iin u-eg'nation ol' the liquid with the gases, while the unsulnnern'ed arms will deliver gases and water in the rotary spritys or jets, which will insure the most rapid :thsorption ol the gas hy the liquid. lit the vessel heeomes l'nll ol' wallet, gases can still he l'oreed therein and will cause rotation of the arms and consequent agitation ol' the water and eonnningline' ol' the gases therewith in the lnostellicient nmnner. lntrodneine; the gas in the form ol sprays or jets l'roln sepurate :trlus l7 consider a valuehle Feature oi the inrimtion, and as i do not atlmnpt to mingle the gases and watnin the supply pipe consmueultly i can ree'nlrtethe relative amounts of gas and air and water with the greatest precision, the introduction of t 1e ens into the body of liquid lay means ol spruyheads or jet-heads moving through the water being very ellfective and rapid in results.

The gasune may he cmmeeted direct to a,

liquid carl onic,c'as container and the waterpipe connected to a suitable supply under pressure or to a pump which can force the liquid into the vessel against the gas-pressure therein, which is ordinarily about one hundred and liltv pounds. The carbonated water may he withdrawn througl'i the pipe A, and it is possible with this apparatus to maintain a practically constant supply of carbonated ater ol nnilorm strength or livelincss.

it desired, the water-pipe \V may he also connected with a spray head or nozzle arranged in the top of the vessel, so that water can he dropped in a shower through the tree gas in the upper part ol the vessel, which would tacilitz'tte initial carbonation of the water.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is'* 1. In comhii'nttion, a hollow water-holding vessel, a hollow standard therein, a series ol radially-extending hollow arms rotatably connected with said standard at dil'l'erent levels, and means for admitting fluids into said vessel through said arms, whereby the arms are caused to rotate in the vessel and act as stirrers.

2. In a carbonating apparatus, the combination of a hollow water-holding vessel, a hollow standard therein, a series ol rings rota,- tahly mounted on said standard, one above the other, a. series of radially-projecting hollow perforated arms attached to said rings, and means for supplying ,gas through the standard to said rings and arms, for the purpose and substantially as described.

3. In a carbonating apparatus, the combination of a closed vessel, two series of revoluhle hollow arms or stirrers therein, arranged below the liquid level, means for supplying liquid. to one series of arms, and means for supplying gas to the other series of arms.

4;. In a carhonating apparatus, the comhination o la closed vessel, a central hollow standard therein, sets ol laterall v-perlorated arms or stirrers revolnhly mounted on said standard, means tor supplying liquid to some of said arms, and means lorsimplying gas to the other arms.

In a carhonating apparatus, the coinhination ol a closed vessel havinc a central hollow standard, a series ol revoluble channeled rings mounted on said standard within the vessel, radiall vexten('ling' perforated arms at tached to each of said rings, means for eonducting water through the standard to some of said rings, and means for conducting" gas through the standard to other of said rings.

6, In a carhonating' apparatus, the combination of a closed vessel, a tubular standard in said vessel, a plurality of revoluhle rings mounted on said stamlard, perforated arms connected to said rings, a water-supply pipe communicating with all of said rings to supply water to part ol the arms and a gas-supply also communicating with said rings to supply gas to the other arms.

'7. l n a carhonating apparatus, the combination of a closed vessel, a tubular standard in said vessel, revoluhle rings mounted on said standard having two internal channels; sets of perforated arms connected to said rings and respectively comn'innicating with one ol said channels, a watersupply pipe communicating with one channel of said rings to supply water to part of the arms thereon, and a gas-supply communicating with the other channels in said rings to supply gas to the other arms on said rings.

In tcstimorrv that I claim the foregoing as my own I allix my signature in presence of two witnesse nUBEaT n. CUSHMAN.

in presence ot- Janus I). Bnowx, Airmen E. DOWELL, 

